Dementia is (not) a natural part of ageing: a cross-sectional study on dementia knowledge and misconceptions in Swiss and Italian young adults, adults, and older adults

• Main Authors: Deborah Pacifico (Author), Maddalena Fiordelli (Author), Marta Fadda (Author), Sabatini Serena (Author), Giovanni Piumatti (Author), Fabio Carlevaro (Author), Francesca Magno (Author), Giovanni Franscella (Author), Emiliano Albanese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Increasing public awareness and understanding of dementia is the second key action area of the 2017 WHO Global action plan on a public health response to dementia. To achieve this aim, the first indispensable step is to understand the average level of dementia knowledge and to id...